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11. WHAT FAMILY MEMBERS MUST I
INCLUDE ON MY E-DV ENTRY?
On your entry you must list your
spouse, that is husband or wife, and all unmarried children under 21
years of age, with the exception of children who are already U.S. citizens or
Legal Permanent Residents. You must list your spouse even if you are
currently separated from him/her, unless you are legally separated (i.e. there
is a written agreement recognized by a court or a court order). If you are
legally separated or divorced, you do not need to list your former spouse.
You must list ALL your children who are unmarried and under 21 years of age,
whether they are your biological children, your spouse’s children, or children
you have formally adopted in accordance with the laws of your country, unless
such child is already a U.S. citizen or Legal Permanent Resident. List all
children under 21 years of age even if they no longer reside with you or you do
not intend for them to immigrate under the DV program.
The fact that you have
listed family members on your entry does not mean that they later must travel
with you. They may choose to remain behind. However, if you include an eligible
dependent on your visa application forms that you failed to include on your
original entry, your case will be disqualified. This only applies to those who
were family members at the time the original application was submitted, not
those acquired at a later date. Your spouse may still submit a separate entry,
even though he or she is listed on your entry, as long as both entries include
details on all dependents in your family. See question #10 above.
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